Craftsman TS Arbor Replacement - Going In Through The Side Works Fine

What kind of fence did you have? I fought the original for too long. Replac ed it with the Delta T3 and it was like buying a new saw. Very consistent.

I had to cut the rails due to the size of my shop. When I upgraded to the Bosch Glide Miter Saw, I was going to sell my old Delta. I never got around to it and glad I didn't:

LOL. The tweaks we go through to make this saw into a usable one.

I ended up putting a Jet Exacta fence on it. A smaller version of the one that was on my Jet cabinet saw. That required longer extension wings which I built and covered with plastic laminate. My left and right extension wings were both stamped steel although the table top was cast iron. I also built a fold down out feed table and the saw sat on top of a mobile cart with 3~4 drawers on each side along with a compartment in the center that caught most all of the saw dust. With the cart I no longer used the legs. I never replaced the 1 HP motor. I recall it was difficult to make long cuts with out stalling the motor, until I bought a quality regular kerf blade. I had been using inexpensive think kerf blades.

I used the plans from WoodSmigh magazine for the folding out feed table and mobile cart.

I could probably find the plans and send your way if you are interested.

Is it this one?

I made a slightly larger one (2' x 2') that slips under the back rail of the Delta fence and has a gap for the rear tab/clip of the fence to slide through.

For most cuts I can pull the saw straight out from it's storage spot and let the back of the outfeed table rest on the workbench. When I need to make longer cuts, I need to pull the saw out farther into the shop, so I added a brace across the rear legs and I have board that sits at a 45, supporting the rear of the outfeed table. When I move the saw, the outfeed table stays with it. When I'm done, the table and board have nook that they live in.

Like you said, tweaks. ;-)

The saw came with 2 stamped steel extension tables, but I don't have room for the one on the left. I lived with the right side one for many years but fairly recently added a router table in it's place. Holy crap, what a great idea that was! ;-)

I struggled with bench top router tables for too long. My shop's too small for a dedicated router table so the table saw addition is a huge improvemen t and the homemade fence has dust collection built in.

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